blogging

I know I have spent a lot of time lately talking about other blogs that I follow and love, but I can't help it! Just read another great post from Young People In Love. It was pretty much exactly what I needed!


Blogging has been a back and forth battle with me, and I'm glad I'm not the only one. I've always wanted this to be a strictly positive space, but I found out fast that that could never be the case. People tear you down. People are rude and don't respect your opinions, most of them, without even taking the chance to learn where you're coming from, or what your intentions are. They can be judgemental. Some people don't understand that they are just opinions, not to be taken personally. It's a rough thing to do. I'm still trying to figure out the core reason of why I blog. Why I spend so much time documenting my life, and sometimes even worrying over it. Should it really be that big of a deal to me? I like what Sam wrote in her post over at YPIL. It's good to know I'm not along in the blogger vs. blog battle.


But for the record... I'm not sure I'll change anything at this point. I like my blog. I like being able to write about my days, or the weird random things I find and love. I like sharing things in this way. It's a healthy outlet for creativity. I don't do it to please anyone, and I know i've said it before, but it really is just my way of documenting my life. It's important to me that these things get written down and shared. I've grown up with the teachings that "journaling" is important, and a good thing to do. Why I do it in a public forum for the whole world to read, I'm not sure. Makes it more interesting? I'm not even sure where I'm going with this anymore, so I'm just going to stop.


But it really was a great post. And I needed that. So thanks, Sam and Chas of Young People In Love, for saying it first!